Oh I agree wholeheartedly. Nothing to gain by being mean to someone and shoving errors in their face.
Mostly.... when I was PAID to proofread other's work.... I was very casual about it. Never condescending.
With others.... if it meant saving them from embarrassment... I'd let them know what I found.
..... but with the kids.... they pointed the teacher's errors out to me at times. Luckily, they didn't get uppity with the teacher and point it out. I think they became excellent spellers because of me. My own mom would make spelling a game when I was growing up. She helped me learn spelling words for tests and spelling bees.
I bet there are plenty of words that I can't spell if asked. You know.... medical terminology and scientific terms....
Exactly shoving errors in their face wont make them spell any better...it may make a child pay more attention.
With a grown up it wont do anything but piss em off..unless the error was a typo and you are telling them to slow down,but reminding them they cant spell will cause a resentment in short order if its done in a mocking fashion.
